Achalpur (Marathi pronunciation: [ətsəlpur]), formerly known as Ellichpur and Illychpur, is a city and a municipal council in Amravati District in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

[3][4] Achalpur or Ellichpur was first mentioned authentically in the 13th century as one of the famous cities of the Deccan.

In 1490 Fathullah Imad-ul-Mulk proclaimed his independence and founded the Imad Shahi dynasty of the Berar Sultanate.

It was afterwards the capital of the Berar Subah at intervals until the Mughal occupation when the seat of the provincial governor was moved to Balapur.

[5] As the Mughal empire deteriorated in the 18th century, Achalpur along with the rest of Berar came under the rule of the Nizam of Hyderabad.

Achalpur, known by the British as Ellichpur, became part of East Berar, with Amraoti (Amravati) as the capital of the division.

In 1901 Achalpur had a population of 29,740, with ginning factories and a considerable trade in cotton and forest produce.

Even Madhya Pradesh is so close to this city that travelling of (about) 12 km changes the state region.